The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire began in 1963 in Agoura
as a way to create what they call “living history” for school children and
their families. It has become an annual interactive fair for over 200,000
participants and guests (renfaire.com). Now
in the city of Irwindale, they are averaging about 20,000 visitors each
weekend. Attending the faire gives one the opportunity to walk in the life of a
time long away, enjoy the food, drinks, dress, music, artisans, acrobats,
comedy, dancing, games, jousting and more! Renaissance is a term for "rebirth" in French, and as its name suggests, this was a time of new ideas and time of new light, giving us the opportunity to step in and see an era in concepts of understanding. We are able to use our skills in the Natural Sciences to observe and test what we are seeing, hearing and learning at the faire. The Social Sciences uses the skills of surveying, interviewing and field research. The Mathematical Sciences help us use skills of data, equation's and logical reasoning. Lastly we can pertain to using the Humanities aspect in understanding the Fine Arts or Performing Arts in skills of imagination, participation, creativity, and critical analysis. All four of these concepts require critical thinking in order to be open-minded and informed of everything around us while attending The Renaissance Pleasure Faire.
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